A team of University of Iowa MBA finance students won the local final of the CFA Institute Research Challenge, a global competition that provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis.

The students—Luv Bhagria, Kriti Anand, Juhi Narang, Venkat Ravichandran, and Justin Svenson—were part of a group of 54 local winners and advanced to the competition’s regional level in Boston the week of March 19. The team is advised by Todd Houge, a member of the Tippie College of Business finance faculty.

Winners of the regional competition will advance to the global final on April 27 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The CFA Institute Research Challenge is a global competition that tests the equity research and valuation, investment report writing, and presentation skills of university students. More information is available at www.cfainstitute.org.